The Penguin dictionary of proverbs

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The Penguin dictionary of proverbs

[compiled by] Rosalind Fergusson

(Penguin reference books)

Penguin, 1983

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Includes index

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Description

By turns witty, teasing and provoking, this collection of proverbs ranges from the classical wisdom of "familiarity breeds contempt" to the 20th-century cycnicism of "those who can do, do;those who can't, teach".

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  • NCID
    BA07251410
  • ISBN
    • 0140511180
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harmondsworth, Middlesex
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 331 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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